Chilean presidential election, 1989
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A presidential election was held in Chile
on 14 December 1989. This was one of the key events in the conclusion of the military dictatorship
.
Source: Tricel.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
on 14 December 1989. This was one of the key events in the conclusion of the military dictatorship
Military dictatorship
A military dictatorship is a form of government where in the political power resides with the military. It is similar but not identical to a stratocracy, a state ruled directly by the military....
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Results
| Ballot number | Candidate | Party/Coalition | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hernán Büchi Buc Hernán Büchi Hernán Büchi Buc is a Chilean economist and politician. He served as Minister of the Treasury under the government of Augusto Pinochet between 1985 and 1989.After the recession of the early 1980s, Büchi's appointment as Finance Minister in 1985:... |
Ind./Democracy and Progress Alliance for Chile The Alliance for Chile , also known simply as The Alliance , was a coalition of right-wing Chilean political parties.The Alliance was replaced in 2009 by the Coalition for Change.... |
2,051,975 | 29.40 | |
| 2 | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Talavera | Ind./UCC Progressive Union of the Centrist Center The Progressive Union of the Centrist Center was a small center-right political party in Chile.... |
1,076,894 | 15.43 | |
| 3 | Patricio Aylwin Azócar Patricio Aylwin Patricio Aylwin Azócar was the first president of Chile after its return to democratic rule in 1990, following the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.- Early life :... |
PDC Christian Democrat Party of Chile The Christian Democratic Party is a political party in Chile and governs as part of the Coalition of Parties for Democracy coalition. In the 2009 election it won 19 congress seats and 9 senate seats.... /CPD Coalition of Parties for Democracy The Concert of Parties for Democracy , more often known as the Concertación, is a coalition of center-left political parties in Chile, founded in 1988... |
3,850,023 | 55.17 !! President | |
| Total valid votes | 6,978,892 | 100 | |||
| Null votes | 103,611 | 1.45 | |||
| Blank votes | 75,222 | 1.05 | |||
| Total votes | 7,157,725 | 100 | |||
| Total voters enrolled | 7,558,346 | | 94.69% turnout | |||
Source: Tricel.
See also
- Chilean coup of 1973Chilean coup of 1973The 1973 Chilean coup d'état was a watershed event of the Cold War and the history of Chile. Following an extended period of political unrest between the conservative-dominated Congress of Chile and the socialist-leaning President Salvador Allende, discontent culminated in the latter's downfall in...
- Salvador AllendeSalvador AllendeSalvador Allende Gossens was a Chilean physician and politician who is generally considered the first democratically elected Marxist to become president of a country in Latin America....
- deposed by 1973 coup - Augusto PinochetAugusto PinochetAugusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte, more commonly known as Augusto Pinochet , was a Chilean army general and dictator who assumed power in a coup d'état on 11 September 1973...
- took power in 1973 coup - History of ChileHistory of ChileThe territory of Chile has been populated since at least 2,000 BC. By the 16th century, Spanish conquistadors began to subdue and colonize the region of present-day Chile, and the territory became a colony from 1540 to 1818, when it gained independence from Spain...
- long article with section on 1970-1973 events - U.S. intervention in Chile